Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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By Brad Aaron

9:00 AM EST on March 5, 2013

Bloomberg: Parents and Kids, Not NYPD, Responsible for Street Safety (News)
NYPD Entrusts Kids’ Lives to Part-Time Workers Who Earn Little and Buy Their Own Uniforms (Post)
More Coverage of Scott Stringer’s Strange Presser From DNA and Gothamist
TransNat Notes Cluster of Child Deaths in East Harlem
Where Was Cy Vance the Day Amar Diarrassouba Died? (Epoch Times)
Pols Renew Call to Toughen Hit-and-Run Law After Deadly Williamsburg Crash (Post)
Related: NYPD Will Reconstruct Collision (NYT); Suspect a Convicted Killer Recently Caught DWI (DNA)
Citing Traffic, South Bronx Coalition Files Suit to Stop Fresh Direct Move (NYT)
Gelinas: Existing Subways Can’t Absorb Planned Midtown East Upzoning (City & State)
MTA Team Cracks Down on Farebeaters (News)
Bloomberg Keeps Festivals on Side Streets to Keep Crosstown Traffic Flowing (DNA)
Manhattan Rivals Los Angeles in Work Commute Times (WNYC)

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Brad Aaron

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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